Private Beatles Taxi Tour of London

Your driver/guide will meet you at Sloane Square, just outside the famous Royal Court Theatre. From here your guide will explain how the Beatles stayed in this part of London during their early days, and had one of their early photoshoots in the Square, before taking you to the nearby home of Brian Epstein.

Visit the home of Brian Epstein, the man who made the Beatles famous. It was at his London home where the launch party for Sgt. Pepper was held, and where some of the earliest photographs of the Beatles in London were taken. Whilst at Chapel Street you will learn how Epstein first met the Beatles, and how he was instrumental in their look, sound, and success.

The Army and Navy Club is very much at the heart of the British military establishment founded in 1837 it is not the kind of place you expect to visit on a Beatles tour. That said, this club is the site of one of the most daring, and interesting stories about Brian Epstein, the Beatle's manager, that we could find! What did he do? Book our tour to find out!

The Prince of Wales Theatre was home to the Royal Variety Performance in 1963. The performance, which dates back to 1912 and the reign of George V is one of the highlights of the year in Britain's entertainer's calendar. All the greatest artists from the UK (and around the world) have performed at the Royal Variety Performance, in which a senior royal is always in attendance. Greats such as Judy Garland, Bob Hope, Lady Gaga, One Direction, and of course The Beatles have all performed at the Royal Variety Performance, and it is here at the Royal Variety Performance at the Prince of Wales Theatre in 1963 where Beatlemania is said to have started. Discover how the Beatles had to be smuggled into the theatre from their nearby hotel, how John Lennon almost insulted the Queen Mother, and how the band reacted to being asked about their liverpudlian accents.

18 Soho Square is the home to one of the Beatles' offices. But which Beatle calls their office 'The Surgery' and why does it have this name? Find out this, and much more on our brilliant Beatles Tour of London!

Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club is a London institution and is well known by music lovers across the world. Artists from the world of Jazz, and pop have performed here including the international icon Lady Gaga in 2015. But what is the link between this internationally renowned (and loved) Jazz Club, and its founder the famous tenor saxophonist have to do with the Beatles?

Old Compton Street was once home to the Beatles' tailor. Famous for their collarless suits, it was this tailor that created the signature look of the band, and ended up making over 500 outfits for the Beatles during their time, including suits for the film Hard Day's Night.

Broadcasting House is home to the BBC. Famous for banning records, the BBC banned a number of Beatles songs. Find out why some of the band's most famous numbers, including 'Come Together', and 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' where banned by the BBC, and why the song 'Back in the U.S.S.R' was banned by the BBC 23 years after it was first released.

Marylebone Station stood in for Liverpool Lime Street in the Beatles' 1964 Film 'A Hard Day's Night'. Whilst at Marylebone Station you will learn about the films, a very well known moment from the film which was an accident caught on camera, and why both 'A Hard Day's Night' and 'Help' where made.

The Old Marylebone Town Hall is where numerous music and Hollywood legends have gotten married. Paul McCartney got married (twice!) and Ringo got married here in the 1980s. If there isn't a wedding taking place, you can pop out of the cab and recreate some of the famous wedding photos, such as Paul and Linda kissing on the steps of the Old Town Hall.

Abbey Road is the iconic recording studio in London. Greats such as Elgar have recorded here, and so has pretty much every rock and pop icon. Of course, Abbey Road was where the famous 1969 album Abbey Road was recorded, and outside you will find the famous crossing which was used on the album's cover. Whilst here you will have chance to have your photo taken walking across the famous crossing, visit the Abbey Road shop, and write your name on the wall outside where hundreds of visitors mark their visit every year. During your time at Abbey Road your guide will also explain how at the time of the album's release it received mixed reviews, but how now its considered one of the greatest albums the Beatles ever produced.

Baker Street was once home to the legendary Apple Store a shop established by the Beatles. Described by Paul as ‘a beautiful place where beautiful people can buy beautiful things’ the shop was a financial disaster. But why? Your guide will explain all as we drive past the location where the shop once stood, and where the Beatles regularly manned the tills!

The London Palladium is possibly the most iconic theatre in London and is known throughout the world for its theatre, variety, and concert performances. Home to ‘Sunday Night at the London Palladium’, between 1955-1967 it was this TV show which changed the Beatles' fortunes forever. Headlining the show in 1963 demonstrated how popular they were with British audiences, and meant that the band were following in the footsteps of their idol Buddy Holly. Outside the theatre you will discover how the performance on ‘Sunday Night at the London Palladium’ cemented the Beatles' fame, how fans supposedly rioted in the streets, and how it was this performance that led to the creation of the word 'Beatlemania'.